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Martin O'Malley
Martin O'Malley
stated on November 14, 2015 a Democratic debate in Des Moines:
"Net immigration from Mexico last year was zero. Fact-check me."
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg, Lauren Carroll • November 15, 2015
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on November 14, 2015 a Democratic presidential debate in Des Moines, Iowa:
"Wages adjusted for inflation haven’t risen since the turn of the last century."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • November 15, 2015
Ben Carson
Ben Carson
stated on November 10, 2015 the fourth GOP debate.:
"The Chinese are there" in Syria.
False
By Linda Qiu • November 15, 2015
Carly Fiorina
Carly Fiorina
stated on November 10, 2015 a Republican presidential debate in Milwaukee:
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has "no congressional oversight."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • November 15, 2015
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on November 10, 2015 the fourth GOP primary debate.:
The Trans-Pacific Partnership "was designed for China to come in, as they always do, through the back door and totally take advantage of everyone."
Pants on Fire!
By Clayton Youngman • November 12, 2015
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on November 10, 2015 the fourth GOP undercard debate.:
The Democrats plan "to raise your tax rates to 70 or 80 percent."
False
By Linda Qiu • November 12, 2015
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on November 6, 2015 a Democratic presidential candidates' forum in Rock Hill, S.C.:
"Over half of the black workers in this country earn less" than $15 an hour.
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • November 12, 2015
Carly Fiorina
Carly Fiorina
stated on November 10, 2015 a Republican presidential debate in Milwaukee:
"Obamacare isn't helping anyone."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • November 11, 2015
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on November 10, 2015 the Fox Business Network debate:
Says President Dwight Eisenhower "moved 1.5 million illegal immigrants out of this country."
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll • November 11, 2015
Ben Carson
Ben Carson
stated on November 10, 2015 the Fox Business Network debate:
Says Hillary Clinton told her daughter and a government official that Benghazi "was a terrorist attack, and then tells everybody else that it was a video."  
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • November 11, 2015
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on November 10, 2015 the fourth GOP primary debate.:
"Welders make more money than philosophers."
False
By Clayton Youngman • November 11, 2015
Mike Huckabee
Mike Huckabee
stated on November 10, 2015 the fourth undercard GOP debate. :
"Only one out of five of the so-called ‘Syrian refugees’ who went into Europe were actually Syrian."
Mostly False
By Linda Qiu • November 11, 2015
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on November 10, 2015 the Republican presidential debate in Milwaukee, Wis.:
"There are more words in the IRS code than there are in the Bible."
True
By Louis Jacobson • November 11, 2015
Rand Paul
Rand Paul
stated on November 10, 2015 a Republican presidential debate:
 Income inequality "seems to be worst in cities run by Democrats."
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll, Louis Jacobson • November 11, 2015
Ben Carson
Ben Carson
stated on November 10, 2015 the Republican debate in Milwaukee, Wis.:
"Every time we raise the minimum wage, the number of jobless people increases."
False
By Louis Jacobson • November 11, 2015
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on November 10, 2015 a debate in Milwaukee, Wis.:
"We’re losing now over $500 billion a year in terms of imbalance with China."
Mostly False
By Anna Bruzgulis • November 11, 2015
Bobby Jindal
Bobby Jindal
stated on November 10, 2015 the fourth GOP undercard debate.:
"There’s only one of us who’s actually cut government spending -- not two, there’s one and you’re looking at him."
Half-True
By Linda Qiu • November 11, 2015
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on November 10, 2015 the fourth Republican presidential debate:
Says the United States is in "the worst recovery from an economic recession since World War II."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • November 11, 2015
Martin O'Malley
Martin O'Malley
stated on November 6, 2015 the First in the South Democratic Presidential forum.:
"When President Obama was running for re-election … Senator Sanders was trying to find someone to primary him."
Half-True
By Linda Qiu • November 10, 2015
Ben Carson
Ben Carson
stated on November 8, 2015 comments on ABC's "This Week":
"Go look on the West Point website and you’ll see those specific words, ‘full scholarship to West Point.’ So even though it is, you know, given as a grant for anybody who gets in, those words are used."  
Mostly True
By Linda Qiu • November 8, 2015
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